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Review of 2014: January

January began with the news that Borussia Dortmund's star Polish striker, Robert Lewandowski, would be swapping black and yellow for red, and leaving the Signal Iduna Park to join Pep Guardiola's FC Bayern München in the summer transfer windowUndeterred by Lewandowski's impending summer departure, Jürgen Klopp reinforced the Dortmund midfield with the signing of Serbian international Milos Jojic. The then-21-year-old would go on to score four times before the end of the seasonAnother big-name attacking midfielder to join the Bundesliga in January was Kevin de Bruyne. The Belgian international, who had enjoyed an impressive loan spell with SV Werder Bremen in 2012/13, opted to sign for Dieter Hecking's VfL Wolfsburg from Premier League outfit Chelsea FCDe Bruyne's debut, however, was overshadowed by that of new Hannover 96 coach Tayfun Korkut as the Bundesliga kicked off again on Matchday 18. The Turk had taken over from Mirko Slomka and his managerial bow with the Bayern, leaders over the winter break, had got Matchday 18 underway on Friday 24 January by beating Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-0 at the Borussia Park. Goals from Mario Götze (2 l.) and Thomas Müller (c.) ensured Guardiola's newly-crowned Club World Champions began the year in fine styleAfter Bayern ended Gladbach's unbeaten home record, the pressure was on chasing Borussia Dortmund to beat FC Augsburg at home. Jürgen Klopp's side struggled to a 2-2 draw as Dong-Won Ji (c.), due to sign for The victory was further marred by a serious injury to Dortmund's Polish winger Jakub Blaszczykowski (bottom), who would only return to Bundesliga action in DecemberEintracht Frankfurt finally picked up a first home win of the season in their opening fixture of 2014. Alexander Meier's (2 r.) first-half goal brought Armin Veh's men a 1-0 victory against Hertha Berlin at the Commerzbank ArenaFC Bayern München's rearranged Matchday 17 fixture with VfB Stuttgart then took place on 29 January. After 76 minutes, Guardiola's side were 1-0 down and struggling, but Claudio Pizarro's goal brought them parity, before one of the goals of the season from Thiago (no. 6) ensured three points in the dying secondsTheir pursuers Borussia Dortmund also ended January on a winning note. On Friday 31 January, Klopp's side kicked off Matchday 19 by bouncing back to winning ways, beating Eintracht Braunschweig 2-1 in the Eintracht Stadion thanks to a brace from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (3 l.)